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[cleveridea]

so can anyone tell me if the story is interesting, eg is there a cool surprise or cool ending?

will be playing single player only, interested in amazon $47 for PC version + $10 credit code (effectively $37 for me then with prime and constant buying)

 

[JonCha]

I'd actually watch the GiantBomb Quick Look if you have any questions. It's just under 50 minutes, and Jeff is actually pretty straight about the game and shows off the features well.

And talking of the GB Quick Look: there seemed to be some pretty negative aspects. I'm getting the impression the can't-think-for-themselves CoD players are coming over and just not getting the game at all. I'm not going to be playing with GAF all the time if I get this, so if matchmaking solo is like this then I dunno what to do.

so can anyone tell me if the story is interesting, eg is there a cool surprise or cool ending?

will be playing single player only, interested in amazon $47 for PC version + $10 credit code (effectively $37 for me then with prime and constant buying)

Don't even bother getting this game if you're going to be playing the single player. Look for LA Noire next week. This game is multiplayer centric.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I can't believe Bethesda had the balls to actually release this product early.

First, I'm not sure if Bethesda had anything to do with it. This is a Zenimax/Splash Damage joint.

Second - have you ever played a Bethesda game? :lol

 

[Geoff9920]

I really hope these technical issues get sorted asap because the actual mechanics feel very solid.

 

[Tadale]

Hate to join the bandwagon but I think I'm going to return my copy. The reviews are killing it for me.

 

[ace3skoot]

So the review so far have been annoyingly negative, espeacially the 1UP which sucks because I have been so excited for this game.

help me Gaf i'm losing faith in my conviction to buy this game...

 

[Sanic]

I can't believe Bethesda had the balls to actually release this product early.

It was delayed multiple times. I'm sure there was probably publisher pressure to just get it out.

 

[Sysgen]

I totally understand this. Shoogoo is right too though, if they don't fix this fast they're going to miss their launch window, and nobody is going to give this game a second chance. I preordered on Steam, so I'm already invested. But if I were still on the fence? I'd totally pass... I'm far too jaded of a gamer to keep promoting this fucked up cycle of release-broken-game-patch-later, which I see is now infesting the consoles. Great.

I can't believe Bethesda had the balls to actually release this product early.

Living in a hole. Just noticed it was Bethesda game. People should just stop buying their games on launch and send a message to this publisher.

 

[daviyoung]

It was delayed multiple times. I'm sure there was probably publisher pressure to just get it out.

Bethesda are the publisher.

I'm looking forward to giving this a rent. This game will live or die by the community.

 

[DeanoCalver]

First, I'm not sure if Bethesda had anything to do with it. This is a Zenimax/Splash Damage joint.

Bethseda is the publisher, Zenimax is Bethseda's owner.
SD developed for Bethseda who is legally owned by Zenimax.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

Hate to join the bandwagon but I think I'm going to return my copy. The reviews are killing it for me.

:lol What does that even mean?

 

[Tadale]

:lol What does that even mean?

It means that it's hard to get excited for a game that is almost universally panned.

 

[Wrekt]

It means that it's hard to get excited for a game that is almost universally panned.

And will most likely be under $30 by the end of the month. A couple coworkers bought the game early on Steam but publishers put release-date-embargo's on games for a reason. I'll give it a try on one of their PCs but the reviews make it sound like I dodged a bullet.

 

[Salsa]

- Nobody is voice chatting :/

:O

might have to get this earlier

 

[Sysgen]

Geez the Ars Technica review (non review) is brutal.

My advice right now is to stay away from the game. The version of the game I played is a mess, and not worth your money.

 

[Tadale]

And will most likely be under $30 by the end of the month. A couple coworkers bought the game early on Steam but publishers put release-date-embargo's on games for a reason. I'll give it a try on one of their PCs but the reviews make it sound like I dodged a bullet.

It's hard to spend $60 on a game that you can't guarantee will be a good time.

 

[Princess Carl]

why don't you, I don't know, play it first?

 

[Salsa]

Geez the Ars Technica review (non review) is brutal.

I wouldnt know if this is true or not, but i hate it when reviewers tell me wether or not to buy a game.

A review is an opinion, one i choose wether i want to let it affect my overview of the game. A reviewer is not some game councelor telling me what the fuck i should do with my money. Maybe Brink is worth MY money.

 

[Danne-Danger]

Living in a hole. Just noticed it was Bethesda game. People should just stop buying their games on launch and send a message to this publisher.

Then they should stop publishing games from studios whose games I want to play!

You know, as an Obsidian fanboy, and a huge Quake Wars nut, I’ve found life on GAF to be a bit tough at times, and now both their last games have been made under the wing of my sworn enemy (since Oblivion) Bethesda. I foresee a long future of fending off arguments posed by the very people who are writing this game off without playing it or giving it an honest chance, but I guess that’s kinda fun!

And will most likely be under $30 by the end of the month. A couple coworkers bought the game early on Steam but publishers put release-date-embargo's on games for a reason. I'll give it a try on one of their PCs but the reviews make it sound like I dodged a bullet.

It was 30$ before release in a lot of places. Sounds more like you missed the train!

 

[Starfish_Oxide]

Has any PS3GAF got this, impressions?

 

[mxgt]

It means that it's hard to get excited for a game that is almost universally panned.

Reviews are subjective you know.

 

[PsychoSoldier]

It means that it's hard to get excited for a game that is almost universally panned.

Unless you weigh the "big" sites more heavily, I think the overall consensus has been "mixed" as far as reviews go. And there have been plenty of good comments by people in this thread who have played it.

Not to say that the overall scores haven't been on the low end of the spectrum, but I wouldn't say it's been "almost universally panned".

 

[daviyoung]

Non-reviews are utter bullshit.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Unless you weigh the "big" sites more heavily, I think the overall consensus has been "mixed" as far as reviews go. And there have been plenty of good comments by people in this thread who have played it.

Not to say that the overall scores haven't been on the low end of the spectrum, but I wouldn't say it's been "almost universally panned".

Don't forget that Joystick didn't even play the game.

 

[Geoff9920]

Don't forget that Joystick didn't even play the game.

Seriously? Wow...

 

[Danne-Danger]

Unless you weigh the "big" sites more heavily, I think the overall consensus has been "mixed" as far as reviews go. And there have been plenty of good comments by people in this thread who have played it.

Not to say that the overall scores haven't been on the low end of the spectrum, but I wouldn't say it's been "almost universally panned".

This is a big site (1up):

To make matters worse, secondary objectives tend towards the completely frivolous. Why would I repair a staircase to create a shortcut to the objective when it's just going to feel like banging my head against a wall when I get there? Taking a secondary path to the same boring endpoint doesn't make what happens when you get there any more interesting.

He gave it a D, would you trust his opinion? On anything?

 

[Square Triangle]

I'm not letting these reviews bother me, I've been waiting a very long time for this game. I love its' ideas into the FPS and I've got 3 friends getting this.

Don't forget that Joystick didn't even play the game.

Huh?

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

When L.A. Noire is coming out next week...

I really needed this game to blow the doors off for me to pick it up...which I was ready and willing to do.

Unfortunately...now? Not so much. : / It's a shame. I was looking forward to supporting these guys.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Seriously? Wow...

Yeah. They did some digging and the reviewer didn't have the campaign complete achievement or any achievements past the initial 'just started playing' freebies. Typical - Joystick always gets their collective dick hard trying to get reviews out first.

 

[v0mitg0d]

After playing the game for a few days I think the Brink experience boils down to this: If you enjoy Team Fortress 2 a lot--and love the idea of earning XP to unlock stuff--then this game is for you. I have to say if you're the type of gamer who's just into shooters (especially single-play campaigns) then I think the $60 purchase isn't really justified.

General Notes:

- Almost all the maps (8 in total) are well made, force traffic to flow effectively so players continue to run into one another and usually make sense directionally. Map layouts look like they have spots for every class to take advantage of, and they don't feel too big.

- The HUD is too busy for me--way too busy--even after watching the promotional UI video.

- There is so much constant radio chatter from the characters it actually makes it tough to keep up with what's going on with the rest of your team. Everyone automatically calls out when they see something or do something ("BUILDING TURRET!", "HEY THERE'S A BAD GUY OVER HERE!") and it eventually turned into a white noise for me.

- The graphics are fine, not as impressive as I hoped. Day 1 patch is suppose to make it prettier though.

- The sprint (auto-slide, auto-climb) button is exactly what you expect it to be--a button you press to do things for you so you do less work.

 

[PoweredBySoy]

I wouldnt know if this is true or not, but i hate it when reviewers tell me wether or not to buy a game.

A review is an opinion, one i choose wether i want to let it affect my overview of the game. A reviewer is not some game councelor telling me what the fuck i should do with my money. Maybe Brink is worth MY money.

Because I'd like to think that we, as gamers, all agree that broken games, at a technical level, are not worth our money.

ARS 4 lyfe.

 

[ace3skoot]

Has any PS3GAF got this, impressions?

joke post right...right?

 

[PoweredBySoy]

Yeah. They did some digging and the reviewer didn't have the campaign complete achievement or any achievements past the initial 'just started playing' freebies. Typical - Joystick always gets their collective dick hard trying to get reviews out first.

Not defending Joystiq, but didn't this exact same controversy come about a couple months ago for some other game, and the reviewer later came out to say he had played the majority of the game on a different account.

I don't know, the 'evidence' seems pretty disjointed, so this all comes off like people just desperate to bitch about something. But hey, the internet, right?

 

[Shoogoo]

So... They released the game one week earlier to avoir releasing it the same week as LA Noire?

But would one week be enough to fix that clusterf*ck anyway?

 

[Genesis Knight]

Not defending Joystiq, but didn't this exact same controversy come about a couple months ago for some other game, and the reviewer later came out to say he had played the majority of the game on a different account.

I don't know, did it? I don't remember the case you're talking about.

 

[Geoff9920]

Yeah. They did some digging and the reviewer didn't have the campaign complete achievement or any achievements past the initial 'just started playing' freebies. Typical - Joystick always gets their collective dick hard trying to get reviews out first.

Was there a closed event for reviews? That would explain the lack of achievements.

Anyway, anyone else having the game randomly crash on them?

 

[Sanic]

I don't know, did it? I don't remember the case you're talking about.

Yeah, but I think it was more than a couple months ago, and I can't remember the game either.

 

[Proc]

not sure to grab for pc or 360....360 seems like a safer bet in the event I need to trade it in if I don't like it

 

[D2M15]

So... They released the game one week earlier to avoir releasing it the same week as LA Noire?
But would one week be enough to fix that clusterf*ck anyway?

Not if you're talking about LA Noire! *rimshot*

 

[Rodhull]

Yeah. They did some digging and the reviewer didn't have the campaign complete achievement or any achievements past the initial 'just started playing' freebies. Typical - Joystick always gets their collective dick hard trying to get reviews out first.

I haven't read any of the reviews yet but isn't it more likely they played it on a debug Xbox and that wouldn't show on a regular live account. What would a company like AOL gain from giving a game a bad review. The guy who's alleging corruption sounds like the tinfoil hat brigade to me.

 

[TwIsTeD]

Played about 3 hours with my buddies on 360 last night....off the top the character customization is great fun, between that and the weapons this could definitely add a nice level of enjoyment.


That said the #1 reason to avoid this game right now is the AI ... between free play and attempting challenges with friends all you see is a gang of 4-6 ai just running up on you in a pack and killing you without question, kinda hard when they never miss and prevent medics from reaching you

 

[ultron87]

From the bottom of the Joystiq review:

This review is based on a retail Xbox 360 copy of Brink provided by Bethesda. It was played for 12 hours across single-player and multiplayer modes, including Campaign, Freeplay and Challenge. The reviewer was not on the winning side of three of the Campaign missions, despite multiple attempts.

Whether or not this counts as big enough sampling of the game to write a review is up to you. Sounds pretty light to me.

 

[LiK]

I haven't read any of the reviews yet but isn't it more likely they played it on a debug Xbox and that wouldn't show on a regular live account. What would a company like AOL gain from giving a game a bad review. The guy who's alleging corruption sounds like the tinfoil hat brigade to me.

Indeed.

 

[Spookie]

Was there a closed event for reviews? That would explain the lack of achievements.

I've read reviewers been receiving retail discs since Friday.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

When L.A. Noire is coming out next week...

I really needed this game to blow the doors off for me to pick it up...which I was ready and willing to do.

Unfortunately...now? Not so much. : / It's a shame. I was looking forward to supporting these guys.

Same.

Spoiler

: (

 

[mxgt]

Been watching a PC stream with an actual good player for about an hour and it totally sold me on the game.

Can't wait until Friday.

 

[bounchfx]

It means that it's hard to get excited for a game that is almost universally panned.

lol. Universally panned = 13 positive, 4 mixed, 2 bad. That's universally panned?

don't get me wrong.. I enjoyed the game a LOT at PAX, but I'm going to wait to see if bethesda/splashd is planning to fix some of these issues. If they plan on supporting the game (not with bullshit fucking map packs, but with fixes and upgrades like TF2), then I'll gladly buy it and support them.

However, the sad truth is I know this game will be on sale for $40 within two weeks, and I'll probably get it then (once again, if they plan on supporting it). It's just the nature of the price cycle these days.

but it's hard to call that universally panned.

 

[derFeef]

Post the streams people! I HATE that I have to wait until friday. It hurts so much (probably for the best, though).

 

[Billen]

And my choice to ignore this and instead cough up around 15$ for the new Section 8: Prejudice looks better and better. Will be interesting to see what the Brink patches bring. When will the companies learn?

Edit: If they sort this game out I will probably buy it. Looks interesting as hell. But then again, that is the press material I have been watching.

 

[Corky]

has anybody captured high-res screenshots yet?